News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 5)
ReliefWeb News
MSF warns that reduced food aid, deteriorating shelters and poor sanitation leave families exposed as rains begin, while funding gaps threaten the withdrawal of aid organisations
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province.
ReliefWeb News
The warning comes as a new report projects as many as 10,000 people in the DRC could die as a result of additional heat brought by the super El NiƱo in the next six months.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As Ebola sweeps across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ensuring families meet their basic food needs is crucial to halt the spread of the deadly disease.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As the deadliest Ebola outbreak in DR Congoās history continued spreading on Friday, UN responders renewed their urgent appeal for immediate international support, with existing funding for lifesaving work critically low.
ReliefWeb News
Thousands more have lost one parent or caregiver, exposing them to heightened risks of abuse, trafficking and severe psychological distress as families and fragile social services struggle to cope.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than 300 children have died in the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Friday, as health experts urged trials of the only vaccine against the disease to halt further spread of the rare Bundibugyo species.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN partners launched the Winter Response Plan to help 2.1 million people in Ukraine survive another cold season as the country grapples with the on-going Russian invasion.
ReliefWeb News
Anxiety among children and families is widespread, with many worried about whether children will be able to return to school when they reopen in September as new cases of Ebola continue to emerge.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN health teams and partners are still racing to contain the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak despite ongoing insecurity in eastern areas where the virus has taken hold. As of 19 July, the DRC Government has recorded 2,423 confirmed cases, including 967 deaths and 469 recoveries.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The world must move faster to contain the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Thursday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than 2,600 people were displaced in the Artibonite department of Haiti following clashes between armed groups last week as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen, according to the UNās Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA).
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The new head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has urged parties to the peace processes for the volatile eastern region to maintain momentum and fully implement their commitments.
ReliefWeb News
Children and adolescents account for approximately 15 per cent of confirmed Ebola cases and over 25 per cent of confirmed deaths in eastern DR Congo as of 19 June.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Treatment capacity for the rare and deadly Bundibugyo species of Ebola is expanding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that community mistrust remains a major challenge to ending the outbreak.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is continuing to spread with a spike in child infections an increasingly likely scenario in the days ahead, UN agencies said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
The 10 most neglected crises for 2025 are Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Honduras, Ecuador, Cameroon, Nigeria and Mozambique.
ReliefWeb News
Suspected Ebola cases have risen sharply from 246 to 500 in just 96 hours across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, representing an increase of 103 percent over three days.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency, top global disease transmission experts stressed that the chances of another global pandemic similar to the 2019 coronavirus emergency are increasing all the time.
ReliefWeb News
Renewed violence in Ituri, north-eastern DRC, has driven displacement and rising civilian injuries, with MSF treating thousands in Fataki since February 2026 amid an insufficient wider response.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
New data shows that nearly three in four countries in Europe now use Artificial Intelligence in their health services to make a diagnosis.
ReliefWeb News
Armed groups attacked at least 587 schools, affecting over 285,500 children between March 2025 and February 2026, over three times the 172 schools (68,700 children) attacked in the preceding year.
ReliefWeb News
After recent stability in Uvira and the border reopening, some refugees expressed a wish to go home. Returns were also accelerated by the severe underfunding in Burundi, which has reduced assistance.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The Security Council-endorsed UN Support Office in Haiti is on track to deliver on behalf of the Haitian people, UN Spokesperson StƩphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
ReliefWeb News
Due to insufficient funding, the 2026 humanitarian response will focus on 7.3 million people, out of nearly 15 million individuals who require life-saving assistance and protection.
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In 2025, DRC was again faced with a major measles epidemic, with more than 82,869 suspected cases and 1,175 deaths. This outbreak coincides with an extremely fragile health situation and insecurity.
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Over 84,000 people from South Kivu crossed into Burundi to escape conflict. Shortages of food, clean water, sanitation facilities, shelter and healthcare are putting children at risk.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
An estimated 500,000 people have been forced from their homes since fighting erupted in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the beginning of December.
ReliefWeb News
MSF warns about the risk of the spread of epidemic diseases such as cholera and measles, and a catastrophic increase in malaria cases among people made vulnerable in the midst of this crisis.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Civilians across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing collapsing health services and mass displacement as fighting spreads, undermining recent peace efforts and raising fears of a wider regional crisis.